I am thankful that I did not play a musical instrument. I used to sew and I have several really nice formal dresses I can't finish. Beading was fun-for a while-no more....I need those 'kiddie beads' that you give to toddlers---you know, stuff big enough not to put in our mouth.

It is good you have kept your connection to music. Music is therapeutic, and I can tell when I listen to music my mood changes depending on the music.

I went to an 'America' concert last month...it was great!

You know, if you can't laugh at yourself, at least a few days per week, you are in trouble. Life is ironic, the more you can laugh, the better off you are, especially when there isn't a thing they can do for your disease. As a nurse, I have seen kids die, and young parents die, so I can't complain. Like you, I was active, but in sports, so this seems a cruel irony. When you have a passion for something and it gets taken from you, it is difficult not to get bitter. Humor helps. Alas, life is not fair.